Fluid Power - Certificate
This certificate provides a hands-on experience with pneumatics and hydraulics including reading schematics, wiring and plumbing devices, and troubleshooting circuits.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $746, Books: $268, Supplies: $0
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Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the certificate in the number of semesters shown.
Course Descriptions
What fluid power is, differentiate between hydraulics and pneumatics, implement basic pneumatic circuits, utilize schematics, apply Pascal's Law, define properties of fluids, implement airflow control and hydraulics cylinder circuits.
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringHydraulic pumps, basic hydraulics actuator circuits, hydraulic schematics, apply Pascal's Law, summarize the effects of fluids friction, define properties of hydraulic energy, design hydraulic circuits with directional control valves. (Co-requisite: 10-620-100, Fluids 1: Basic Pneumatics)
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringDesign of cylinder actuating circuits with pressure-compensated flow control valves, how to control pressure, pilot-operated check valve applications, accumulator operation and application, hydraulic motor types and applications. (Co-requisite: 10-620-101, Fluids 2: Basic Hydraulics)
Course Typically Offered: Fall SpringComponents of hydraulic pump power, characteristics of fluid conductors, issues of hydraulic system maintenance, basics of hydraulic flow and pressure in pipelines, design a hydraulic system from a specification. (Pre-requisite: 10-620-165, Fluids 3: Inter Hydraulics)
Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring